principal Software Engineer hybrid · Posted May 11, 2026
$165,200 – $223,600
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Software Engineer based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with React, AWS, Networking, System Design. Compensation is listed at $165,200–$223,600 per year.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
principal
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Department
Software Development
Posted
May 11, 2026

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Job description

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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. As a Software Development Engineer at AWS, you are driving a wave of innovation and bringing sweeping changes to the way we manage our networks. You are developing software that allows us to build the most reliable, available and self healing network in the world. On a daily…

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